The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
sandarachs
plural of sandarach
Source: Wiktionary
San"da*rach, San"da*rac, (, n. Etym: [L. sandaraca, Gr.
1. (Min.)
Definition: Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic. [Archaic]
2. (Bot. Chem.)
Definition: A white or yellow resin obtained from a Barbary tree (Callitris quadrivalvis or Thuya articulata), and pulverized for pounce; -- probably so called from a resemblance to the mineral.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 January 2025
(noun) the study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet; “some criminologists specialize in dermatoglyphics”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.